Failure to communicate:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Working with the media is an integral part of being an elected official. At least it used to be. Now, with social media serving as an unchecked medium through...
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True crime is truly divine
By Ben Olson Reader Staff America is obsessed with true crime. It seems everywhere you turn there is another true crime documentary series that delves into the dark, evil, sometimes morbidly funny underworld of...
Essential quarantine reading
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In 1947, at the age of 34, Albert Camus penned a novel called The Plague, which chronicles a fictional bubonic plague outbreak to the Algerian coastal town of Oran....
Escapism at its best
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Panida Theater’s Virtual Viewing Rooms series will be screening Supa Modo, an endearing Kenyan film that has critics and audiences raving. Directed by Likarion Wainaina, Supa Modo is...
What kind of commenter are you? Part 2
By Ben Olson Reader Staff We’re back with another look at the commenting styles of people on Facebook. Which category do you fall under? Headline commenter This person usually reads just the headline of...
What kind of commenter are you?
By Ben Olson Reader Staff More time at home should mean more time spent with family; but, unfortunately, it probably means an uptick in the amount of time people spend on social media. Over...
Between the damned and the damning
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Since 1976, when the United States affirmed the legality of capital punishment, more than 7,800 people have been sentenced to death, 1,517 of which have been executed. The practice...
Sandpoint grad named Airman of the Week
By Ben Olson Reader Staff While it’s important to regularly honor those who serve our country in the armed services, every once in a while an individual deserves a bit more recognition. This was...
A stellar origin story
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Have you ever gazed upward and wondered how the universe began? If so, have we got a treat for you. The Sandpoint library will host a series of special...
Checkmate, mate
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Join fellow chess enthusiasts for a one-day chess tournament that harkens back nearly three decades in Sandpoint. The Lou Domanski Chess Festival tournament will begin at 9 a.m., Saturday,...
